News, Reviews, and Commentary on all forms of science fiction, fantasy, and horror audio. Audiobooks, audio drama, podcasts; we discuss all of it here. Mystery, crime, and noir audio are also fair game.
The SFFaudio Podcast #149 – Jesse, Luke Burrage, and Professor Eric S. Rabkin talk about METAPHOR in Science Fiction and Fantasy. Talked about on today’s show: Science Fiction and Fantasy sort of undercut the scholastic meaning of metaphor, my friend… Read moreThe SFFaudio Podcast #149 – TOPIC: METAPHOR in Science Fiction and Fantasy
This is the story of the story of the story of The War Of the Worlds. From House Of Mystery issue #50 (May 1956) George Kashdan tells the legend of the October 30th 1938 Mercury Theatre’s broadcast adaptation of The… Read moreGeorge Kashdan’s account of the 1938 Mercury Theatre’s War Of The Worlds broadcast
William H. Patterson, Jr., author of Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue With His Century a new biography of Robert A. Heinlein, is the speaker in this Cato Institute video from 2010. Here’s the official description: Robert A. Heinlein is regarded… Read moreWilliam H. Patterson, Jr. talking about Robert A. Heinlein at the Cato Institute in 2010
James Gunn filmed this interview with Damon Knight sometime in the 1960s, it features Knight discussing Science Fiction from a time when there was no name for it. He begins with stories of of moon voyages (Lucian, Cyrano de Bergerac)… Read moreDamon Knight discusses early Science Fiction
Episode #152 of The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast is a discussion of Isaac Asimov’s The End Of Eternity. It’s also a follow-up to the previous time travel episode (#151). Luke and I discuss the book and related time travel… Read moreSFBRP #152: Time Travel Special, part 2 – Isaac Asimov’s – The End Of Eternity
Episode #151 of The Science Fiction Book Review Podcast is a special episode on Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court and similar time travel tales. It is both special and strange. First it’s strange because it’s the… Read moreSFBRP #151: Time Travel Special, part 1 – Mark Twain – A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court